The History of Women's Golf in the Philippines
Golf came to the Philippines around a century ago. At first there were just a handful of private courses, available only to a lucky few. But as more and more courses were built the sport became available to almost everyone, yet it remained a male dominated sport. Most lady golfers played for fun, and there were few serious lady amateur competitions.
Then a Filipina golfer captured our nations attention as she competed against some of the regions best lady golfers, mostly Europeans and Americans, Dominga Capati was the lone Filipina golfer in the field during the 1938 Philippine Women's Open Golf Championship. She was a laundrywoman who washed away the field, finishing five strokes ahead of her closest competitors.
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